This role is an exciting opportunity to join the wider Neurovascular specialist nursing team as a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist working with children and young people with Neurovascular conditions.

The post holder will work primarily with patients and their families, to provide a high standard of timely, evidence-based care, by supporting the families and continually seeking to develop the service.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

- Lead service delivery through the North West by managing and planning all aspects of the Neurovascular service for the Trust.

- Organise and lead multidisciplinary meetings.

- Providing counselling and support to families of neurovascular patients working within legal frameworks.

- Prepare and deliver nurse-led clinics for patients with neurovascular conditions, including review of routine prescriptions, blood and scan requests and therapy plans, supported where possible by Non-Medical Prescribing.

-Provide education to patients and families regarding health promotion, treatment compliance and medication reviews.

- Lead on transitioning patients to adult services

- Act as a specialist resource providing advice for junior medical staff and GPs, nursing staff within and external to the Trust.

- Participate in the Neurovascular Specialist Nurse rota to provide support to the rehabilitation service.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of �2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form. Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RN Child
• Post-registration experience in relevant speciality

Desirable

• Non-medical Prescribing qualification
• Clinical assessment qualification
• Evidence of studying at Level 7

Experience

Essential

• Current Band 6 nurse
• Experience of interdisciplinary and multi-agency working
• Evidence of delivering teaching programmes to staff groups

Desirable

• Experience within speciality of Neurovascular and rehabilitation
• Venepuncture/cannulation trained
• Evidence of involvement in local/national networks

Aptitude/Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• IT skills
• Organisational skills
• Ability to implement audit/research recommendations

Desirable

• Evidence of participation in research projects
• Evidence of leadership development

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Manchester Children's Hospital

Manchester

M13 9WL

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349-MCH-6560977*